How To Remove Tile Bathtub Wall

Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.

How to remove tile bathtub wall.

Be careful to cut away only the grout and not into the wall. You may need to pry it off in two or three places if firmly attached. Step 1 use a hammer and chisel and work your way across to remove the tile. Shower tiles are usually installed over drywall and or thin backerboard over drywall.

So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles. Give it a try by inserting a chisel putty knife or other flat tool in between the tile and the wall almost parallel to the wall. Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove. Sometimes you can remove the old tile with a hammer and chisel without damaging the backer board but that s often difficult.

Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle. Use a reciprocating saw to cut any screws. Again do not pry away aggressively to prevent damage to the plaster. Ripping the entire substrate away is much faster than removing the tiles piece by piece and if the substrate is a material like drywall it s probably going to be destroyed anyway.

Pry the piece of tile up gently and slowly until it separates from the wall with ease. 7 remove each tile in turn working. When you believe you have removed or cut away most of the grout stop and examine your work. Our shower room needs revamping.

I hope you will follow me through the proc. Consider tearing apart shower walls.